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Hello Barry,

I haven't done anything along the lines of fitting Oilite bushes to the Tumbler gears. I see no reason to. I think in many respects you have answered your own question when you state that there was clearly a lack of lubrication.

I have done a lot of work over the years at elevated speeds on my S7 and never had any issues with overheating of the tumbler gears. Correct lube is the answer...

Best regards,

Steve.

Indeed he is. I am that man.

Please PM me if you (or anyone else) would like to progress this.

I have recently supplied Myford with Tufnol gears for the S7/ML7R.

They are also available on eBay under the same user name that I use on this forum.

I also supply the 18T & 20T equivalents for the ML7.

My best regards,

Steve.

Hi All,

I am currently making another batch of these dials (along with a version for the tailstock) and hopefully these will be ready early next year.

Best regards,

Steve.

I finish parts in the same way. The centre shafts for the carriage dial are roughed out using collets and then finished between centres.

Hi Chris,

Could you send me a PM please?

Best regards,

Steve.

Pressure angle?

Steve.

LINK was an interesting post about a month ago.

Best regards,

Steve.

Mike,

I have found the XML document for the BSW threads. Not sure if this works for BSF as well, the thread form being the same, just the difference in TPI. I don't know how to upload them here but I have your email address and will send you them that way, along with the BSP+Nonstandard Threads file. Not sure what's in the latter without checking.

How to upload an XML document to this site? Anyone?

Best regards,

Steve.

I'm sure I have the Whitworth and BA threads somewhere. Give me a while and I'll try to find them.

Be aware though that every time Fusion 360 updates, they seem to be thrown out and you need to re-load them.

Steve.

Posted by Martin Kyte on 23/05/2020 10:31:31:

No, I've got a planing fixture and it takes about 20 mins to index round so it's quicker in the end.

regards Martin

I'm with you on this Martin. When I make a batch of Graham's Saddle dials, I use a rig where the slotting head drives a rotary table via a seven tooth ratchet wheel. Each dial takes around 7 mins and the "knurl" is perfect everytime. The dial on your lathe was done exactly like that. There are 504 "teeth" if you care to count them. I shall use a similar rig when I get around to making the tailstock dials. I have made a 6 tooth ratchet for that job - that produces a very similar pitch to the saddle dial even though the diameter of the knurled diameter is smaller.

Best regards,

Steve.

Edited By Steamer1915 on 23/05/2020 11:13:30

I believe you bought the Saddle Handwheel from me at Harrogate in (believe it or not) 2014.

My best regards,

Steve.

Nice work there Martin.

Steve.

Love the de-mag on the top there.

I'm sure we have been here before but you should not back off the nut (not even an eighth of a turn) before screwing the cutter home against the centre point. There must not be a gap between the nut and the body. The cutter will self tighten depending on how high the cutting forces. The cutter will not screw into the body any further when it does this. All that happens is that when the cutter turns, it forces the collet downwards into the taper of the nut and this in turn increases the grip on the cutter. If you have a gap between the nut and the main body, you will most likely (especially on the 6mm or 1/4" shanks) break out the centre in the end of the cutter when the nut is tightened.

(dons tin helmet)

Steve.

That looks good Brian,

It might be to your advantage to fill the lines and numbers with black paint.

Just a thought.

Best regards,

Steve.

Nice work there Brian,

Let's see a picture of it on the tailstock!

Steve.

Social distancing in the workshop gave me the opportunity to make a batch of these gears.

More pictures in the album showing the process.

Material is Tufnol Whale brand.

DP is 20

Pressure angle is 20 degrees

OD 30T = 1.600" 28T = 1.500"

Very pleased with the results.

Best regards,

Steve.

Edited By Steamer1915 on 19/04/2020 11:31:41

There has been a lot in the media lately about the police taking a heavy handed approach when “enforcing the lockdown rule”.

I was listening to Radio 5 yesterday and there was an interesting call from a self employed tradesman who had been reported by the neighbours of the person whose house he was working at. I gained the impression that he was laying a block paved drive or something similar. He stated that he was observing all the social distancing measures but that the police had stopped by and told him that he had to stop work because he was not an essential worker and if he continued, he would be prosecuted. The chap duly stopped work, made the site safe and returned home. All good so far.

Those of you that know me will be aware that I have a workshop that is about four miles away from my home and that I make dials and other accessories for the model engineering fraternity.
Whilst I would never class myself as a key worker, I have carried on as usual, based on the fact that a) I travel alone in the car and b) I work alone in the workshop.

What is the point of all this? Well, it’s this:-

Another caller on the aforementioned radio programme mentioned that the original advice given at the start of the lockdown (and subsequently emailed to police forces country wide) was soon afterwards edited and is now different to the common (mis) conception about key workers.

Pasted below are the relevant paragraphs from the government website

LINK

6. How can I find out if my work is essential or not?
The government is not saying only people doing “essential” work can go to work. Anyone who cannot work from home can still go to work.

Every worker – whether critical or not – should work from home if they can but may otherwise travel to work.

I’m taking that to say my common sense approach is not breaking any guidelines or laws. I intend to print a copy of the relevant paragraphs and carry them with me in the car.

Please feel free to share this information. It may help someone who is unsure.

Steve.

Edited By Steamer1915 on 09/04/2020 13:31:15

Edited By Steamer1915 on 09/04/2020 13:41:57

Martin,

PM sent.

Best regards,

Steve.